From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Upon completion of the VOR DME rwy 30 approach in IMC conditions at Thermal Airport, the pilot reduced power on the aircraft to land. The aircraft touched down approximately half way down the runway, bounced two times, and ran off the end of the runway. The nose wheel collapsed and both propellers struck the ground.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) UPON COMPLETION OF THE VOR DME RWY 30 APPROACH IN IMC CONDITIONS AT THERMAL AIRPORT, THE PILOT REDUCED POWER ON THE AIRCRAFT TO LAND. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN APPROXIMATELY HALF WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY, BOUNCED TWO TIMES, AND RAN OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE NOSE WHEEL COLLAPSED AND BOTH PROPELLERS STRUCK THE GROUND.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.